It's sad. With two parties and 400+ congressional seats, there is no representative government on the federal level anymore. It used to be that a socially liberal/economically moderate Dem could craft a bill with a economically moderate/socially conservative Republican. They found the areas that they agreed on and worked for the good of the country. Now, if you work across the aisle, you get primaried. So voting for the Democrats is analogous to voting for Pelosi/Schumer and voting for the Republicans is de facto voting for McConnell/McCarthy. Without at least a heavily represented third party, which would force government by coalition, this republic is dead. No hyperbole intended.
Also, the Dems' shenanigans in their primaries have me jaded. I'll hold my nose and vote for the lesser of two evils but I hate my choices.
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